Times of chaos and challenge can be the most spiritually powerful… if we are brave enough to rest in their space of uncertainty. Pema Chödrön describes three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy, excerpted from “When Things Fall Apart.”
Meditation is the Key to Knowing Yourself
Meditation practice awakens our trust that the wisdom and compassion that we need are already within us.
Pema Chödrön steps down from Shambhala position
Pema Chödrön. Photo by Liza Matthews.Pema Chödrön, a bestselling author and one of the best-known American Buddhist teachers, has stepped down as a senior teacher in the Shambhala organization.
To Know Yourself is to Forget Yourself
We might think that knowing ourselves is an ego-centered thing, but by looking at ourselves, we begin to dissolve the walls that separate us from others.
How to Practice Tonglen
Pema Chödrön teaches us Tonglen, “sending and taking,” an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion.
Watch: Pema Chödrön sits down for new Oprah interview; addresses Shambhala scandals
The Buddhist nun and teacher was the subject of a new “Super Soul Sunday” interview.
Bodhichitta: The Excellence of Awakened Heart
The mind of enlightenment, bodhichitta, is always available, in pain as well as in joy. Pema Chödrön lays out how to cultivate this soft spot of bravery.
Open Up to Your World
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Lion’s Roar’s deputy editor Andrea Miller shares the important lessons Pema Chödrön has taught her.
Pema Chödrön Foundation grants property deed to Pema Chöling monastic center
The Pema Chödrön Foundation has granted the deed to the residential property that they purchased for Pema Chöling to the community.
Waking Up to Your World
Pema Chödrön shares why the simple practice of taking a break from our usual thoughts is the most important thing we can do with our lives.